Family E
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Family E is a textual group of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

 manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts. It is the form found in the largest number of surviving manuscripts, though not in the oldest...

 as one of its textual families, it is one of the primary early families of the Byzantine text-type. The name of the family came from the symbol of Codex Basilensis, the leader manuscript of the family, and designated by symbol E (von Soden's Ki).

Description

Hermann von Soden discovered the family and designated it with symbol Ki. According to him it is one of the earliest families of the Byzantine text-type, it is a result of recension made by Lucian of Antioch
Lucian of Antioch
Saint Lucian of Antioch , known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety.-History:...

. To this family Soden included, as the leading members of it, manuscripts: Codex Boreelianus
Codex Boreelianus
Codex Boreelianus, Codex Boreelianus Rheno-Trajectinus , designated by Fe or 09 in the Gregory-Aland numbering and ε 86 in von Soden numbering, is a 9th century uncial manuscript of the four Gospels in Greek. The manuscript, written on parchment, is full of lacunae , many of which arose between...

 (F), Codex Seidelianus I
Codex Seidelianus I
Codex Seidelianus I, designated by siglum Ge or 011 , ε 87 is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 9th century . The codex contains 252 parchment leaves...

 (G), and Codex Seidelianus II
Codex Seidelianus II
Codex Seidelianus II designated by He or 013 , ε 88 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 9th century. The manuscript is lacunose.- Description :...

 (H).

Codex Seidelianus I seems slightly less Byzantine than the rest, and Codex Basilensis seems closer to the basic form of the Byzantine text.

Jacob Greelings includes to this family variants from Codex Vaticanus 354
Codex Vaticanus 354
Codex Vaticanus, designated by S or 028 , ε 1027 , formerly called Codex Guelpherbytanus, is a Greek manuscript of the four Gospels which can be dated to a specific year instead of an estimated range. The colophon of the codex lists the date as 949...

, Codex Mosquensis II
Codex Mosquensis II
Codex Mosquensis II designated by V or 031 , ε 75 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Gospels, dated palaeographically to the 9th century...

, minuscules 44
Minuscule 44
Minuscule 44 , ε 239 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. It has complex contents and full marginalia....

, 65
Minuscule 65
Minuscule 65 , ε 135 , formerly known as Ussher 2, is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. The manuscript has complex contents, it has marginalia.- Description :The codex contains a complete text of the...

, 98
Minuscule 98
Minuscule 98 , ε 266 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century. It has marginalia, it was adapted for liturgical use....

, 219
Minuscule 219
Minuscule 219 , ε 385 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. It has marginalia.- Description :...

, and 422
Minuscule 422
Minuscule 422 , ε 186 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.The marginal equipment is full.- Description :...

. The Gothic Version made by Wulfila
Ulfilas
Ulfilas, or Gothic Wulfila , bishop, missionary, and Bible translator, was a Goth or half-Goth and half-Greek from Cappadocia who had spent time inside the Roman Empire at the peak of the Arian controversy. Ulfilas was ordained a bishop by Eusebius of Nicomedia and returned to his people to work...

 stays with close relationship to this Byzantine sub-family. Greelings classified in this group Codex Nanianus
Codex Nanianus
Codex Nanianus, designated by siglum U or 030 , ε 90 , is a Greek uncial manuscripts of the New Testament on parchment, dated palaeographically to the 9th century. The manuscript has complex contents, with full marginalia . The codex is named after its last owner...

 (U), but Frederik Wisse excluded U from this group while suggesting 271
Minuscule 271
Minuscule 271 , ε 169 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.- Description :...

 should be added.

Greelings assigned manuscripts E, F, G, H as a core members of the group. Unfortunately all these manuscripts have survived in a fragmentary condition, it makes classification and restoration the text of the family more difficult.

According to Claremont Profile Method in the three test chapters of the Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...

, manuscripts E, F, G, H did not have sufficient consistency to demonstrate its existence as an independent textual group. Wisse included them to the textual family Kx
Family Kx
Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...

. Family e (Soden's Ki) becomes Wisse's textual cluster Ω, an early form of Kx. Wisse confirmed statement of Soden that it is an early form of Kx. But Wisse used small sample size (three chapters of Luke), based on the age alone, it appears that Ki is independent of Kx. The text of the manuscripts could involved.

The agreement with Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is the name subsequently given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, and for most other...

 in Mark 4 is 94.5%.

Some uncial lectionaries represent text of this family (e.g. Lectionary 269
Lectionary 269
Lectionary 269, designated by siglum ℓ 269 is a Greek manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 8th century.Scrivener labelled it as 175e,...

.

Group profile in Luke 20

The readings before bracket are the reading of Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is the name subsequently given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for the original German Luther Bible, the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale, the King James Version, and for most other...

, the readings after bracket are the readings of the family.


Verse 1 εκεινων ] omit

Verse 1 εν τω ιερω ] omit

Verse 1 αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις ] γραμματεις και οι αρχιερεις

Verse 1 αρχιερεις ] ιερεις

Verse 2 και ειπον ] omit

Verse 2 προς αυτον λεγοντες ] λεγοντες προς αυτον

Verse 2 ειπε ] ειπον

Verse 3 υμας καγω ] καγω υμας

Verse 3 ενα λογον ] λογον ενα

Verse 3 ενα ] omit

Verse 5 συνελογισαντο ] διελογισαντο

Verse 5 οτι ] omit

Verse 5 ουν ] omit

Verse 6 πας ο λαος ] ο λαος απας

Verse 6 ειναι ] γεγονεναι

Verse 7 ειδεναι ] ειδεναι το

Verse 7 ποθεν ] omit

Verse 8 και ο ] ο δε

Verse 9 τις ] omit

Verse 10 εν ] τω

Verse 10 εν ] εν τω

Verse 10 απο του καρπου του αμπελονος δωσιν αυτω ] λαβη απο του καρπου του αμπελονος

Verse 10 εξαπεστειλαν ] απεστειλαν

Verse 12 και τουνον ] κακεινον

Verse 13 ιδοντες ] omission

Verse 14 διελογιζοντο ] διελογισαντο

Verse 14 εαυτους ] αλληλους

Verse 14 δευτε ] omission

Verse 14 ινα ημων γενηται ] και ημων εστι

Verse 15 αυτον ] omit

Verse 16 τουτους ] εκεινους

Verse 18 επ ] εις

Verse 19 αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις ] γραμματεις και οι αρχιερεις

Verse 19 τας χειρας ] την χειρα

Verse 19 τον λαον ] omit

Verse 19 τον λαον ] τον οχλον

Verse 19 την παραβολην ταυτην ειπε ] ειπε παραβολην ταυτην

Verse 22 ημιν ] ημας

Verse 22 φορον ] φορους

Verse 22 δουναι ] διδοναι

Verse 23 τι με πειραζετε ] omit

Verse 24 επιδειξατε ] δειξατε

Verse 24 δηναριον ] δηναριον οι δε εδειξαν και ειπε

Verse 24 δε ] omission

Verse 25 αυτοις ] προς αυτους

Verse 25 αποδοτε τοινυν ] τοινυν αποδοτε

Verse 25 καισαρος ] καισαρος τω

Verse 27 αντιλεγοντες ] λεγοντες

Verse 27 επηρωτησαν ] επηρωτουν

Verse 28 μωσης ] μωυσης

Verse 28 αποθανη ] η

Verse 28 λαβη ο αδελφος αυτου ] ο αδελφος αυτου λαβη

Verse 29 ησαν ] ησαν παρ ημιν

Verse 31 αυτην ] αυτην ωσαυτως

Verse 31 και ] omit

Verse 31 και απεθανον ] omit

Verse 32 δε ] omit

Verse 32 παντων ] omit

Verse 33 ουν αναστασει ] αναστασει ουν

Verse 33 γινεται ] εσται

Verse 34 εκγαμισκονται ] εκγαμιζονται

Verse 35 εκγαμισκονται ] εκγαμιζονται

Verse 36 ετι ] omit

Verse 36 εισι ] omit

Verse 37 μωσης ] μωυσης

Verse 37 εμηνυσεν ] εμνημονευσεν

Verse 39 ειπας ] λεγεις

Verse 40 επερωταν ] επερωτησαι

Verse 40 ουδεν ] ουδε εν

Verse 41 λεγουσι ] λεγουσι τινες

Verse 41 τον Χριστον υιον Δαβιδ ειναι ] οι γραμματεις οτι ο χριστος υιος δαδ εστιν

Verse 42 και αυτος ] αυτος γαρ

Verse 42 βιβλω ] βιβλω των

Verse 44 κυριον αυτον ] αυτον κυριον

Verse 44 υιος αυτου ] αυτου υιος

Verse 46 περιπατειν εν στολαις ] εν στολαις περιπατειν

Verse 47 κατεσθιουσι ] κατεσθιοντες

Verse 47 προσευχονται ] προσευχομενοι

See also

Families of the Byzantine text-type
  • Family Π
  • Family K1
    Family K1
    Family K1 is a small group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It has five uncials, and several early minuscules. It is one of the smallest subfamilies of the Byzantine text-type, but one of the oldest.- Description...

  • Family Kr
    Family Kr
    Family Kr is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It has no uncials, no early minuscules, it has only hundreds of minuscules.- Description :...

  • Family Kx
    Family Kx
    Family Kx is a large group of the New Testament manuscripts. It belongs to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual families of this group. It includes uncials, and although hundreds of minuscules, no early ones.- Description :...


Families associated with the Byzantine text
  • Family 1424
    Family 1424
    Family 1424 is a group of New Testament manuscripts. It is classified to the Byzantine text-type as one of the textual subfamilies of this group, though it has many non-Byzantine readings . Name of the family came from the number of Minuscule 1424 designated by number 1424 according the...

  • Family 1739
    Family 1739
    Family 1739 is a group of the New Testament manuscripts. The textual relation of this family to the main text-types, as Alexandrian, Western, and Byzantine is still unclear. According to some scholars it represents the same text-type as the Caesarean text-type...


Further reading

  • Russell Champlin, Family E and Its Allies in Matthew (Studies and Documents, XXIII; Salt Lake City, UT, 1967).
  • Jacob Greelings, Family E and Its Allies in Mark (Studies and Documents, XXXI; Salt Lake City, UT, 1968).
  • Jacob Greelings, Family E and Its Allies in Luke (Studies and Documents, XXXV; Salt Lake City, UT, 1968).
  • Frederik Wisse, Family E and the Profile Method, Biblica 51, (1970), pp. 67-75.

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